Quran 23:31

Surah Al-Mu'minun, Verse 31

Verse 31 of 118 in Surah Al-Mu'minun (المؤمنون), chapter 23 of the Quran — in Arabic with Tamil, Sinhala and English translation, tafsir and MP3 recitation.

ثُمَّ أَنشَأْنَا مِنۢ بَعْدِهِمْ قَرْنًا ءَاخَرِينَ

EnglishSaheeh International: Then We produced after them a generation of others.
TamilJan Trust Foundation: பின்னர், (பிரளயத்தில் மூழ்கிவிட்ட) இவர்களை அடுத்து வேறொரு தலைமுறையினரை உண்டாக்கினோம்.
SinhalaRuwwad Center: අනතුරුව ඔවුන්ගෙන් පසුව අපි වෙනත් පරපුරක් බිහි කළෙමු.
UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi: ان کے بعد ہم نے اور بھی امت پیدا کی.
JapaneseRyoichi Mita: それからかれらの後に，われは外の世代を創りあげた。
ChineseMa Jian: 在他们灭亡之后，我创造了别的世代，

Tafsir of 23:31

The Story of `Ad or Thamud Allah tells us that after the people of Nuh, He created another nation. It was said that this was `Ad, because they were the successors of the people of Nuh. Or it was said that they were Thamud, because Allah says: فَأَخَذَتْهُمُ الصَّيْحَةُ بِالْحَقِّ (So, the Sayhah overtook them in truth.) Allah sent to them a Messenger from among themselves, and he called them to worship Allah Alone with no partner or associate, but they belied him, opposed him and refused to follow him because he was a human being like them, and they refused to follow a human Messenger. They did not believe in the meeting with Allah on the Day of Resurrection and they denied the idea of physical resurrection. They said: أَيَعِدُكُمْ أَنَّكُمْ إِذَا مِتٌّمْ وَكُنتُمْ تُرَاباً وَعِظماً أَنَّكُمْ مُّخْرَجُونَ - هَيْهَاتَ هَيْهَاتَ لِمَا تُوعَدُونَ (Does he promise you that when you have died and have become dust and bones, you shall come out alive (resurrected) Far, very far is that which you are promised!) meaning, very unlikely.…

Source: Ibn Kathir (Abridged)